Children at St Saviour’s Primary School in Paddington had the chance to write their first ever computer code when they learned to programme a robot crocodile using a Raspberry Pi computer. With the industry crying out for staff with programming skills, Raspberry Pi has been created specifically for children…
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EBV Elektronik has taken functional safety as the theme for the latest edition of its TQ magazine.
Called ‘The Quintessence of Functional Safety’ the magazine will not just be concerned with the safety of electric vehicles. It introduces customers to various safety-related systems in a wide range of industries…
Executives and specialists from the electronics components market will meet in Milan on May 31 at the International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) executive conference.
The main talking point will how can the supply chain maximise business opportuntities as governments around the world desperately seek to move the western economies…
Business confidence in the London economy has reached its highest level since before the recession, according to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (LCCI) latest quarterly economic survey.
The LCCI found that confidence levels in the London economy have risen by 43% from the previous quarter. “Nearly half…
Digi-Key has signed a global distribution agreement with Ramtron International, the supplier of non-volatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM).
“The adoption of F-RAM technology and products is growing quickly and Ramtron is a leading supplier in this product category,” said Mark Zack, Digi-Key’s v…
Farnell element14 carried out what it called “an exclusive launch” of Verbatim’s Velve organic light emitting diode (OLED) development kit on its stand at this year’s Arc Show held in London last month.
This means that Farnell element14 is the first distributor to stock the new kit.
“We…
Arrow Electronics has developed an energy-harvesting evaluation kit together with Italian technology consultant company @m2el. It harevsts enegry from solar and temperature differences and uses it to transmit and receive data.
Called “The Drop,” the kit contains two energy-harvesting boards: a solar board (SBN) and a Peltier board…